The Thrustmaster T500RS Thread

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A nice little update from a T500 owner here (me), I noticed this morning, after a long night of online racing, I now hear a very subtle winding chain noise when I turn the wheel left. Also, the FFB on the left side is actually a bit weaker when turning for the first few inches. When I turn the wheel to the right, I feel harder resistance right away.
Little stuff like this I exactly what I did not expect when I bought a 600 dollar steering wheel. Its extremely frustrating when I get problems specific to my product, and others claim there is nothing wrong with theirs.
I'm headed over to a Fry's store right now to pick up a new one, and then I'm upgrading the Firmware.
I should point out that regardless of my complaints, the wheel is amazing when I'm actually driving, and thats really what counts.


Curious, would the effects on FFB right to left have any relevance to a person strength in one side vs the other. I know many people are just physical more capable with their dominant hand/side.

Food for thought, not saying what you are feeling is not what you are feeling. Just curious if there could be other explanations other then the wheel itself.
 
I confirm for PEDALS with new firmware V33 = precision is really improved 👍. It's just great especially when you made some very small & quick movements on gas or brake pedals. Tested on my side on PS3 & PC.

Excellent! Thank you so much!
lol, I now have two thrustmaster wheels sitting in my living room. I'm starting to realize that it wasn't my wheel that was an issue, as small noises come hand in hand when something uses mechanical gears, moving parts, etc.
I tried the new wheel, and then tried my other one, and I honestly like the broken in feeling that my original T500 portrays.
So now with this firmware update, it should fix my small complains listed earlier in the thread.

Anyone in socal looking for a T500 today, check san diego craigslist. I'll sell for close to the original price. -otherwise its going back to frys in a few days.(the extra one I bought)
 
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AntDX316
So basically you just backed up my theory about the wheel looking at similar basic coding of every car. It doesn't really watch for load on the front wheels when braking and turning or the increasing downforce on the Oval of Daytona with an X1 of each mph or even the difference between setting maximum wing to minimum wing of cars with a complete aero kit, it just watches for speed threshold and conditions such as bumps and grass/runoff then determines how much FFB to apply.

What I just said is where GT5 has hit it's limitation. The PC has been doing the FFB conditions with downforce, front load weight, tire pressure density, suspension rate, all that stuff for years. GT5 is just a game for the masses of people who can't really afford to own a true racing simulator. Everyone saying every PC racing game is at standard or inferior to GT5 don't really know what they are talking about. To make matters worse, GT5's sound reproduction sounds nothing like real life. To get into detail it's because the PS3's sound reproduction capability is not really there. You need a dedicated sound card and/or a seriously fast processor to calculate such task or you can say bye bye to your constant frame rate when you have a lot of high quality audio going on at the same time.*****


LOLWUT! AntDX316 you are completely clueless on everything you just said, the PS3 has a dedicated sound card how the hell do you think it produces the quality of audio it does? People have compared it to $1,000 Blu Ray players and $500 sound cards over at AVSForums where myself am subscribed and have been for quite some time, being an audiophile myself there's no sound card you can buy for at least around $250 that will beat the PS3's internal but (obviously dedicated, I mean...really...?) sound card, finally, the Cell processor in the PS3 embarrasses even the fastest i7 you can buy at 176 useable GFLOPS (Google it) to just a puny 50 on the i7.

GT5's physics have been compared to rFactor and has indeed leveled w/ it, simple as that, there was even a Car and Driver issue about how GT5 is extremely accurate. No one w/ any knowledge of the PS3 or GT5's physics would agree w/ your statements, simple as that.

LMAO, I knew someone would be so kind as to elaborate on how incredibly wrong antDX316 was. Thanks for the details. As mentioned previously on P. 144, I wanted to explain more last night, but just wasn't up to typing that much...
honestly, PC users...Oy!
 
LMAO, I knew someone would be so kind as to elaborate on how incredibly wrong antDX316 was. Thanks for the details. As mentioned previously on P. 144, I wanted to explain more last night, but just wasn't up to typing that much...
honestly, PC users...Oy!

highlifeGT HAHA well said, GT5's physics have been indeed compared to rFactor and have leveled w/ it, I know people over at the ISR forum have made those postings and others here have even said it feels more realistic than iRacing, so yeah he's just wrong especially about the PS3's sound card and hardware, it's just annoying when people spit statements when they don't know what they're talking about. I'm not going to derrail this thread though I'm sure it would be pointless anyways.
 
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A nice little update from a T500 owner here (me), I noticed this morning, after a long night of online racing, I now hear a very subtle winding chain noise when I turn the wheel left. Also, the FFB on the left side is actually a bit weaker when turning for the first few inches. When I turn the wheel to the right, I feel harder resistance right away.
Little stuff like this I exactly what I did not expect when I bought a 600 dollar steering wheel. Its extremely frustrating when I get problems specific to my product, and others claim there is nothing wrong with theirs.
I'm headed over to a Fry's store right now to pick up a new one, and then I'm upgrading the Firmware.
I should point out that regardless of my complaints, the wheel is amazing when I'm actually driving, and thats really what counts.

I hear that noise too, it's a bit louder when I turn to the left as well. Don't feel any more FFB on either side though. Least I don't think so.

Generally turning the wheel seems to have gotten noisier.
 
A nice little update from a T500 owner here (me), I noticed this morning, after a long night of online racing, I now hear a very subtle winding chain noise when I turn the wheel left. Also, the FFB on the left side is actually a bit weaker when turning for the first few inches. When I turn the wheel to the right, I feel harder resistance right away.
Little stuff like this I exactly what I did not expect when I bought a 600 dollar steering wheel. Its extremely frustrating when I get problems specific to my product, and others claim there is nothing wrong with theirs.
I'm headed over to a Fry's store right now to pick up a new one, and then I'm upgrading the Firmware.
I should point out that regardless of my complaints, the wheel is amazing when I'm actually driving, and thats really what counts.

I suggest you even just stick w/ your wheel dude, upgrade the firmware and then come back and tell us whether or not that helped, it sounds like it may just be a firmware issue. I know there are other people on this forum that have had certain issues pertaining to certain aspects of the wheel that firmware updates have, indeed fixed so first upgrading the firmware would probably help, if it's already upgraded not sure what's going on, doh!
 
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I suggest you even just stick w/ your wheel dude, upgrade the firmware and then come back and tell us whether or not that helped, it sounds like it may just be a firmware issue. I know there are other people on this forum that have had certain issues pertaining to certain aspects of the wheel that firmware updates have, indeed fixed so first upgrading the firmware would probably help, if it's already upgraded not sure what's going on, doh!
Upgraded the firmware. All is well in the house. -Played GT5 on the VRC with the T500 for the better half of the day. I'm sticking with my original wheel. Its nice n broke-in.
As far as the new one sitting in my living room, I might have to put it on EBAY or Craigslist.

-btw, the firmware update straightened out the FFB on both sides for the most part. The noise I can live with. Its bound to be present with all the moving parts.
 
any news when will be available in the uk? preordered in asda, was to be available on February 2, unfortunately I got an email that they were waiting for the delivery of :(
 
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The Thrustmaster T500 RS Thread [SRT Video In! - Unboxing, Gameplay, 1st Impressions]

Stay on topic please.
 
For the love of Christ, can't you people keep this bloody thread on topic? Take all your petty fan-boy arguments to another forum or simply PM each other. I visit this thread for info on the T500, not to read about sodding CPU's and frame-rates... :banghead:

I agree 100%, but I can tell you that they are not going to listen, we have gone through this before and there is no respect for people who actually come to this thread for useful information about the Thrustmaster T500 RS, you have to report them to the Moderator, that is the only way to get results.
 
Yay, my gloves came! Got these from Amazon in preparation for the arrival of my T500 ;)

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Hello,

my T500 died tonight. After maybe 20min. playing it seems as somebody pushes all buttons on the wheel together, the menues where flickering and than nothing anymore.
No Led burning on the wheel, PS3 shows unknown USB device.
I will try now to contact Thrustmaster.
Had somebody else such problem already?

Regards,

Laserpat
 
sebna
Does are not gloves for driving - but they got SPARCO on it ...

They have a nice fit. Palms and fingers are gripy. There us a problem. The tips of thumb, index, and middle finger have extra silicone on them. Sense of touch is very dull, not good for button presses. But, very good for paddle shifting. VERY bad if you use a body heat requiring device like an iPhone.

These may not be marketed as "pure" driving gloves. They don't have the $100+ price tag either. On Amazon's description, driving is mentioned.

I was going to buy the Mechanix 0.5 gloves until I thought to search for Sparco. The 0.5's are marketed as gloves for "dexterity". As they are thinner than their other gloves.

I want something light, fairly form fitting (non binding), breathable, and will allow some finger tip body heat so I can use my phone if needed. Outside of half cut gloves or "pure" driving gloves worn by owners of classic Jaguars or Ferraris, what would you suggest?
 
Yeah, those are crew gloves, but who cares! They're still cool. I use Mechanix gloves myself for riding, I love those things, and the price is great.
 
Gunstar
Yeah, those are crew gloves, but who cares! They're still cool. I use Mechanix gloves myself for riding, I love those things, and the price is great.

The thick coating in the finger tips is a major drawback. I have a pair of Mechanix "utility" gloves from Lowes. They loosened up quite a bit and actually promote blisters with long stints of racing. Especially in the X1!

Which Mechanix do you use? They have at least 10 models for various purposes.

I don't know if a leather palm or a rubber palm would be best for the rubber wheel of the T500.
 
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highlifeGT HAHA well said, GT5's physics have been indeed compared to rFactor and have leveled w/ it, I know people over at the ISR forum have made those postings and others here have even said it feels more realistic than iRacing, so yeah he's just wrong especially about the PS3's sound card and hardware, it's just annoying when people spit statements when they don't know what they're talking about. I'm not going to derrail this thread though I'm sure it would be pointless anyways.

I got my GT2 and CSP about a month ago. I got them just for GT5.

I ended up trying iRacing and I literally have not played GT5 since I started iRacing.

I track an MX5 in real life and it is very similar to the MX5 you start with in iRacing. It feels identical to my MX5 and it has made my real life driving so, so much better.

GT5 is a driving simulator and it is very accessible. It does that well, but it is not a racing simulator.

iRacing takes it to a whole new level, and the fact that professional drivers are on there all the time should really say something.
 
Nice info Booey, I can appreciate your first hand experience and opinion. My apologies tho didn't mean to derrail this thread.

Anyways glad you were able to solve your wheel problems w/ updating the firmware, glad to see Thrustmaster is heavily supporting their product and improving it w/ gradual firmware improvements, rockin'.
 
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Hello,

my T500 died tonight. After maybe 20min. playing it seems as somebody pushes all buttons on the wheel together, the menues where flickering and than nothing anymore.
No Led burning on the wheel, PS3 shows unknown USB device.
I will try now to contact Thrustmaster.
Had somebody else such problem already?

Regards,

Laserpat

Laserpat,
How long have you had your wheel before you experienced issues, have you had the loud fan issue also or is this your first problem??
 
I had the wheel for about 5 weeks. Played gt5 to level 27 with it.
It was not loud, but one screw from the wheelrim was falling out already after a few days. This, I replaced myselfe. ( thread damaged/overturned was the reason, from factory )
It is realy a pitty, I liked it so much! I hope the repair or replacement goes quick.
Has somebody experience with the service of Thrustmaster? I am comming from Germany.

Regards,

Laserpat
 
Password, return it to where you bought it. Surely they have a simple exchange policy. I highly doubt you bought yours directly from Thrustmaster?
 
Hello.
To all the owners of the wheel:
Here are some videos..
http://www.mediafire.com/?b4q24d2p971cl6q
http://www.mediafire.com/?a748nweu2k554fd
http://www.mediafire.com/?kjhe317vf6uaakq
http://www.mediafire.com/?xcxv2frc44v6s4e

Can you please look at this an tell me if your wheel is smoother and not so noisy as my wheel?
In the first video there you can hear that something in the wheel is broken and springs around when the force feedback is on.. in the other videos you can hear a strange noise when turning the wheel to the left near center.. Is this normal? I dont think so because on other yt videos I cant hear a noise when turning the wheel...

Please, I need your help..
 
Hello.
To all the owners of the wheel:
Here are some videos..
http://www.mediafire.com/?b4q24d2p971cl6q
http://www.mediafire.com/?a748nweu2k554fd
http://www.mediafire.com/?kjhe317vf6uaakq
http://www.mediafire.com/?xcxv2frc44v6s4e

Can you please look at this an tell me if your wheel is smoother and not so noisy as my wheel?
In the first video there you can hear that something in the wheel is broken and springs around when the force feedback is on.. in the other videos you can hear a strange noise when turning the wheel to the left near center.. Is this normal? I dont think so because on other yt videos I cant hear a noise when turning the wheel...

Please, I need your help..

The first one just sounds like you are playing over and over the "spring/boing" or whatever it's called test from the control panel and sounds normal to me.

In the rest of them it is difficult to tell what is going on. The audio level is extremely low. It does sound **a little** different when you turn left rather than right. Mine does that too when I turn the wheel while its off. I don't know if that is a problem or not. The difference is so subtle, in the video as well as on my wheel, that I'm more inclined to think that its some side effect of the way the wheel is engineered rather than a "problem." You should ask thrustmaster tech support about it.

It would be much more helpful to others trying to help you if you could post one good, clearly audible example of this strange noise instead of several vauge ones.
 
Simracer92
Hello.
To all the owners of the wheel:
Here are some videos..
http://www.mediafire.com/?b4q24d2p971cl6q
http://www.mediafire.com/?a748nweu2k554fd
http://www.mediafire.com/?kjhe317vf6uaakq
http://www.mediafire.com/?xcxv2frc44v6s4e

Can you please look at this an tell me if your wheel is smoother and not so noisy as my wheel?
In the first video there you can hear that something in the wheel is broken and springs around when the force feedback is on.. in the other videos you can hear a strange noise when turning the wheel to the left near center.. Is this normal? I dont think so because on other yt videos I cant hear a noise when turning the wheel...

Please, I need your help..

YouTube doesn't alienate mobile users...
 
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